Hillsborough survivor: 'I should've been dead'

Stuart Littlewood, who survived the Hillsborough tragedy in 1989, describes
his experience on this day 25 years ago, saying he believes he "should
have been dead"

4:13PM BST 15 Apr 2014

Liverpoolsupporter Stuart Littlewood recalls the moment he was caught up in the deadly crush at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium after going to see his team play Nottingham Forest in an FA Cup semi-final.

Mr Littlewood described being lifted off his feet by the crowd into pen four. "I got slammed against the barrier and the pressure nearly split me in half it was that intense.

"I actually believed that I should've been dead. It was a near death experience and it was a very lonely experience. I just stood there in complete silence."

Thousands of people are today gathered for a memorial service to mark the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 people lost their lives.